Week 3 Table 3

NAME OF TEST

INTERPRETATION/WHAT TISSUE STRUCTURE DOES THIS TEST LOAD? For you to complete

Rust sign

Preventing the head from moving to prevent pain, suggests serious injury

Cervical Axial Compression

This tests for upper cervical lesion or an ivd lesion

Cervical distraction test

This test is to remove pressure when head is lifted, if it relieves pain the test is deemed positive to indicate relieving pressure from a nerve root.

Cervical

Flexion Testing for radiating pain into the arm

Compression test Cervical

Rotation Testing for radiating pain into the arm

Compression test Cervical

Lateral

Flexion Testing for radiating pain into the arm

Compression test Cervical

Maximal Testing for radiating pain into the arm

Compression test Shoulder Depression test

This produces tractions on the brachial plexus to support findings of nerve root compressions.

Shoulder abduction test Testing to see if this reduces pain through the nerves of the brachial plexus (Bakody’s) Valsalva test

This is testing for a space occupying lesion such as a herniated disc or tumour

LLermittes sign

This is testing for a dural or menigeal irritation of the spine

Brachial plexus tension test This is stressing the C8 & T1 nerve roots Cervicogenic dizziness

This is testing for problems within the semicircular canals of the ear

Adson’s test

Testing for thoracic outlet syndrome via the radial pulse

Halstead

test

(reverse Testing for thoracic outlet syndrome via the radial pulse

adson’s) Wright’s

test Testing for thoracic outlet syndrome via the radial pulse

(hyperabduction) Costoclavicular test

Testing for thoracic outlet syndrome via the radial pulse

Provocation elevation test Testing for vascular insufficiency & thoracic outlet syndrome via the radial (Roos)

pulse

Allen’s test

Testing for occlusion of either the radial or ulnar arteries